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Self Guided "Historic Boston Downtown Freedom Trail" Audio/GPS Walking Tour

Self Guided "Historic Boston Downtown Freedom Trail" Audio/GPS Walking Tour

Overview

Dig Deeper into Downtown Boston's historical sites between the Boston Common Visitors Center and Blackstone Corner at your own pace and schedule on this location aware, Smart Phone App Audio Walking Tour.

What makes this tour special?
-The revolutionary narrators are fantastic. And the sound editing will make you forget it's technology that's guiding you.
- It's guided by your personal tour guide (AKA the WalknTours technology tour technology)
-This is not a fact dumping tour. It's a freedom trail adventure.
-Go anytime at your own pace.
-Tour Never Expires. Listen later.
-1 purchase works on 2 phones

Simply go to the Boston Common Visitors Center, press play and put your phone in your pocket. From there you are guided turn by turn along the revolutionary streets of Boston along the freedom trial.

Listen on headphones, bluetooth speakers or your phone.

This is our in depth Downtown Boston tour. For the whole Freedom Trail try our "Classic Freedom Trail Tour".

City: Boston

Sun 08 Jun

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $5.00

Make a reservation

Sun 08 Jun

Starting at $5.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Learn about the 54th Memorial and how they changed history forever

See Benjamin Franklin's Birthplace

See the spot JFK lived!

Upon completion your virtual tour will unlock, listen anytime and experience in 360° photos

Learn the story of the donkey infront of the old city hall

Location Aware (GPS guided) walking tour on the WalknTours app

See the Famous sites on the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, Old state house, Granary, Kings Chapel more

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Freedom Trail

This tour takes you along the Freedom Trail from the Boston Common, through old Boston, the North End, over the bridge to Charlestown, to Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution. The Freedom Trail is the premier thing to do in Boston.

Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial

Learn the history of the 54th and how they changed America as the 2nd black regiment that fought in the civil war.

Massachusetts State House

Learn about it's golden dome, what's on top and its history.

Park Street Church

Learn about its explosive past and see where they stored the gun powder in the war of 1812

King's Chapel

Learn about it's steeple, bell and historic past.

Old City Hall

See the old city hall and the location of the first school in the US, Boston Latin.

Old South Meeting House

Hear the story about how the Boston Tea Party began.

Granary Burying Ground

Enter the Granary Burying ground voiced by the voice of the grounds keeper Willie. Hear the tales of Paul Revere, John Hancock, Sam Adams and many more on your interactive experience. It's only open 9 to 5, check times.

Boston Massacre Site

Stop at the Boston Massacre site and relive the events of that day on a 3 minute sound experience

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

We will visit the Cradle of Liberty and see one of the most visited sites in the USA, Faneuil Hall.

Old State House

See the old State house, the historic site of many events.

Haymarket

We will end at the Haymarket, if it's Friday or Saturday, the Haymarket will be in full swing. Just across the street is the North End. The spot where our next tour continues.

New England Holocaust Memorial

The tour will take a walk into the New England Holocaust Memorial and learn a deeper story of the Holocaust. You'll hear about what the numbers mean on the glass, the fire glowing below, and the history and story of the Holocaust and it's camps.

Show 10 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews (21)

mikew75626

Dec 2021

It was well narrated and very informative. I really enjoyed it and I plan on taking other similar tours in the future.

Response from Host

Dec 2021

Thanks for the great review Mike. We look forward to seeing you in other cities!

781TCK8

Sep 2021

The sights were wonderful to see but the listening devices did not work. There were 6 in our group and we all had problems. The batteries died 1/2 way in. After changing the batteries they still did not last through the tour. Some did not pause but kept running before you got tobthe next site. Two of our friends just gave up listening after a while.

Response from Host

Sep 2021

Very good point to charge batteries before leaving. Thank you! It sounds like you had issues with your batteries. With a full charge we have many users take 3 tours without issues. Possibly you are using an older phone? If so the GPS chips in old phones drain the battery, something we unfortunately can not control.....New phones work much better for battery usage with better chips. Sorry to hear the battery became an issue and not the experience. What kind of phone are you using? Or. your friends? Also did you use headphones / earbuds? That helps. I get so many positive comments / feedback daily it's sad to hear this. I'll work to make it more clear in the description to keep a full charge before starting the tour. Thank you for the feedback!

Margie_L

Sep 2021

Unable to log on with no help from customer service. We gave up and never took the tour. Could not get a refund.

Response from Host

Sep 2021

Yikes! It looks like you did not contact us by phone, text or email. Our email is [email protected], phone is 617-991-3269 and you can text that number too. The process is very simple. 1. Get the WalknTours App 2. Use the experience code in step three of your email to unlock the tour. 3. Take the tour. I hope things work out better next time. let me know how I can help.